In collaboration with the John Howard Association (JHA) of Illinois, we analyzed results from a large-scale survey on the quality of life in Illinois prisons.
Research-brief
- A little over a month after the Illinois Pretrial Fairness Act went into effect, we summarize some preliminary observations on the rollout of the new law.
- We explore how important monetary bail is as a source of restitution for victims of crime and whether the elimination of monetary bail will have the unintended consequence of reducing compensation for victims.
- Illinois Practitioners on Pretrial Detention and its Uses
- Some Insights from Illinois Practitioner Interviews
- Most people pass through jails, being held for relatively short periods before bonding out—and that includes people charged with the kinds of serious offenses that are designated “detainable” under the PFA.
- Under the current cash bail system, most people - even people charged with serious crimes - do not await trial in jail.